MR ALFORD OFFERS A DIVERSE EVENING OF ORIGINAL FOLK COUNTRY TUNES, GREAT STORIES AND WITTY BANTER. IT’S BETTER THAN NETFLIX!
With a spellbinding song-writing ability, and time-bending musical sensibility, Mr Alford provides a thoroughly entertaining and impressive solo show. Currently Melbourne-based, Mr. Alford has a long rap sheet – from time spent cutting his teeth in Nashville bars and collaborating with members of the Carter family, to the Malaysian Symphony Orchestra, his diverse experience explains his ability to enrapture any audience, come for the music and stay for the banter. His songs cover many themes and reflect his vast experience on the road, with a sound steeped in all aspects and eras of folk country music and traditional to modern bluegrass. His last three singles have charted on the Australian Radio Charts at No. 4, 7 and 8. Not bad for an independent artist.
If you haven’t seen a live Mr Alford show we’ll describe it for you. Close your eyes and imagine you’re on a boat sailing through beautiful Caribbean islands, all your friends are there. An exotic handsome man dressed in a white suit is feeding you unsweetened organic cranberries. At the end of the boat there’s a guy in a baseball hat yelling folk country songs at you. It’s exactly like that.
SHIRAZ REPUBLIC
Bought as a run down grazing property in 1995, Brian and Cynthia and family have spent countless hours restoring, reviving and recreating the former Post Office and property.
Since 1995, Brian and Cynthia have produced crops consisting of wheat and oats and continuing on with these until 2002.
The opportunity for a dramatic change in land usage came in 2001, when the Colbinabbin-Cornella Pipeline Association was formed. The CCPA designed and built an 18km pipeline from the Waranga Channel at Colbinabbin along the range to Cornella, bringing a reliable supply of high quality water to its members.
As one of the 14 foundation members of the CCPA, Brian and Cynthia saw the opportunity to bring high value horticulture to what had been previously low value, dry land farming land.
The region is renowned for its premium shiraz, but uncertain water supply can play havoc with consistent yields and quality.